Top pick: #7 (YODEL UP A STORM) (3-1) - Lightly-raced daughter of "Swiss Yodeler" is dropping to a new low and switching from "poly" to real dirt. Stalker draws outside of a lot of speed types and gets the call in today's opener.
2nd pick: #2 (Jetbird) (7-2) - Big dropper is racing second back from a 110 day layoff and this grey filly's lone win came on real dirt at Santa Anita. Working nicely and I almost made her the top pick.
3rd pick: #6 (Golden Celestial) (2-1) - Another that's dropping down and moving from the Del Mar "poly" to real dirt. Her lone win came on the Fairplex dirt a year ago and she's back in shape following a seven month layoff.
4th pick: #4 (Hollywood Producer) (4-1) - Lightly-raced filly has been freshened up since late July when she tired after setting a quick and contentious pace at Del Mar. She seems best on the conventional dirt surface that she runs on this afternoon.